Research Article

Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Patients with Diabetes Using a Handheld Fundus Camera: The Experience from the South-Eastern Region in Hungary

Table 4

Characteristics of the health status of the study participants.

T1D T2D
DR (%)Non-DR (%)DR (%)Non-DR (%)

Hypertension4 (30.8)21 (55.3)97 (87.4)190 (88.4)
Systolic blood pressure (median, IQR, range)153 (133-162)135 (129-150)130 (122-140)130 (123-140)
120-191120-158105-189100-169
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (median, IQR, range)84 (80-85)80 (70-85)80 (75-85)80 (70-85)
78-9558-9060-10460-101
Duration of hypertension (year) (median, IQR, range)18 (3-42)11 (7-20)20 (10-40)20 (10-37)
3-522-532-563-56
Visual acuity
 <0.30 (0.0)0 (0.0)6 (16.7)2 (5.5)
 ≥0.33 (100.0)2 (100.0)30 (83.3)38 (95.0)a
HbA1c
 Elevated (≥7%)13 (100.0)37 (93.4)88 (82.2)170 (79.4)
Duration of diabetes (median, IQR, range)20 (14-24)20 (13-27)13 (8-20)15 (8-20)
10-381-600-380-40
Diabetes medication5 (41.7)13 (34.2)86 (77.5)187 (86.6)
Diabetes in the family6 (46.1)21 (53.8)52 (46.8)124 (56.6)
Diabetic maculopathy7 (53.8)2 (5.1)81 (73.6)15 (6.8)

. T1D: type 1 diabetes mellitus; T2D: type 2 diabetes mellitus; DR: diabetic retinopathy; Non-DR: nondiabetic retinopathy; : number; IQR: interquartile range. Missing data: (a) 305.